diff --git a/packages/toolchain/src/backend/mod.rs b/packages/toolchain/src/backend/mod.rs
index 4e186e27..555a1053 100644
--- a/packages/toolchain/src/backend/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/toolchain/src/backend/mod.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ pub async fn build_backend_command_raw(mut opts: BackendCommandOpts) -> Result<C
 		"BACKEND_DATA_DIR".into(),
 		backend_data_dir.display().to_string(),
 	);
+	opts.env
+		.insert("RIVET_BACKEND_TERM_COLOR".into(), "never".into());
 
 	// Add development Postgres URL if not already specified
 	//
diff --git a/packages/toolchain/src/tasks/backend/start.rs b/packages/toolchain/src/tasks/backend/start.rs
index f85fb166..a965bc3d 100644
--- a/packages/toolchain/src/tasks/backend/start.rs
+++ b/packages/toolchain/src/tasks/backend/start.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ impl task::Task for Task {
 				.await?;
 			cmd_env.insert("RIVET_BACKEND_PORT".into(), backend_port.to_string());
 			cmd_env.insert("RIVET_BACKEND_HOSTNAME".into(), "0.0.0.0".to_string());
-			cmd_env.insert("RIVET_BACKEND_TERM_COLOR".into(), "never".into());
 			cmd_env.insert("RIVET_EDITOR_PORT".into(), editor_port.to_string());
 
 			// Build command